Times had changed!
Yes, times had changed. From the moment Zhao Li appeared, their era seemed to have already passed. Whether it was Gu Yuan or Hun Tiandi, neither of them actually had a choice.
Moreover, Gu Yuan realized that he himself was actually a beneficiary. After all, even if cultivation methods spread, not just anyone could become a powerhouse. The vast majority would probably still remain below Dou Wang. As for himself, because he had endorsed the book and received compensation, he had already stepped into the ranks of the Dou Di ahead of time. In cultivation, one slow step meant slow every step after. He was not losing out.
Hun Tiandi realized that Gu Yuan was right. He truly should not use the mindset of an ant to guess how a Dou Di would act. And by comparison, he found that his own scope, compared to Zhao Li's, was indeed like a dwarf before a giant. However, this was something he would never admit in front of Gu Yuan. He merely said:
"What great ambition. What formidable spirit. If he truly succeeds, I'm afraid the powerhouses of the Dou Qi Continent will experience an explosive surge. Heh, I only wonder whether he can withstand the backlash..."
When he said this, it was not purely because he cared about face. Just as he had once thought, the reason a Dou Di was supreme was because there were so few of them, and because they could utterly crush all non-Dou Di existences. Once there were multiple Dou Di, the authority of the Dou Di would plummet in a straight line...
A small favor was remembered as kindness, too great a favor bred resentment. He fully believed that those Dou Di would not all obediently listen. There would always be someone